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1 The LORD said to Moses, Now the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses,
2 “Give Aaron the following instructions: When you set up the seven lamps in the lampstand, place them so their light shines forward in front of the lampstand.” “Speak to Aaron and say to him, When you set up the lamps, the seven lamps shall give light in front of the lampstand.” “Speak to Aaron and say to him, ‘When you set up the lamps, see that all seven light up the area in front of the lampstand.’”
3 So Aaron did this. He set up the seven lamps so they reflected their light forward, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. And Aaron did so: he set up its lamps in front of the lampstand, as the LORD commanded Moses. Aaron did so; he set up the lamps so that they faced forward on the lampstand, just as the LORD commanded Moses.
4 The entire lampstand, from its base to its decorative blossoms, was made of beaten gold. It was built according to the exact design the LORD had shown Moses. And this was the workmanship of the lampstand, hammered work of gold. From its base to its flowers, it was hammered work; according to the pattern that the LORD had shown Moses, so he made the lampstand. This is how the lampstand was made: It was made of hammered gold—from its base to its blossoms. The lampstand was made exactly like the pattern the LORD had shown Moses.
5 Then the LORD said to Moses, And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses:
6 “Now set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel and make them ceremonially clean. “Take the Levites from among the people of Israel and cleanse them. “Take the Levites from among all the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean.
7 Do this by sprinkling them with the water of purification, and have them shave their entire body and wash their clothing. Then they will be ceremonially clean. Thus you shall do to them to cleanse them: sprinkle the water of purification upon them, and let them go with a razor over all their body, and wash their clothes and cleanse themselves. To purify them, do this: Sprinkle the water of cleansing on them; then have them shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. And so they will purify themselves.
8 Have them bring a young bull and a grain offering of choice flour moistened with olive oil, along with a second young bull for a sin offering. Then let them take a bull from the herd and its grain offering of fine flour mixed with oil, and you shall take another bull from the herd for a sin offering. Have them take a young bull with its grain offering of the finest flour mixed with olive oil; then you are to take a second young bull for a sin offering.
9 Then assemble the whole community of Israel, and present the Levites at the entrance of the Tabernacle. And you shall bring the Levites before the tent of meeting and assemble the whole congregation of the people of Israel. Bring the Levites to the front of the tent of meeting and assemble the whole Israelite community.
10 When you present the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel must lay their hands on them. When you bring the Levites before the LORD, the people of Israel shall lay their hands on the Levites, You are to bring the Levites before the LORD, and the Israelites are to lay their hands on them.
11 Raising his hands, Aaron must then present the Levites to the LORD as a special offering from the people of Israel, thus dedicating them to the LORD’s service. and Aaron shall offer the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the people of Israel, that they may do the service of the LORD. Aaron is to present the Levites before the LORD as a wave offering from the Israelites, so that they may be ready to do the work of the LORD.
12 “Next the Levites will lay their hands on the heads of the young bulls. Present one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the LORD, to purify the Levites and make them right with the LORD. Then the Levites shall lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, and you shall offer the one for a sin offering and the other for a burnt offering to the LORD to make atonement for the Levites. “Then the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls, using one for a sin offering to the LORD and the other for a burnt offering, to make atonement for the Levites.
13 Then have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons, and raise your hands and present them as a special offering to the LORD. And you shall set the Levites before Aaron and his sons, and shall offer them as a wave offering to the LORD. Have the Levites stand in front of Aaron and his sons and then present them as a wave offering to the LORD.
14 In this way, you will set the Levites apart from the rest of the people of Israel, and the Levites will belong to me. “Thus you shall separate the Levites from among the people of Israel, and the Levites shall be mine. In this way you are to set the Levites apart from the other Israelites, and the Levites will be mine.
15 After this, they may go into the Tabernacle to do their work, because you have purified them and presented them as a special offering. And after that the Levites shall go in to serve at the tent of meeting, when you have cleansed them and offered them as a wave offering. “After you have purified the Levites and presented them as a wave offering, they are to come to do their work at the tent of meeting.
16 “Of all the people of Israel, the Levites are reserved for me. I have claimed them for myself in place of all the firstborn sons of the Israelites; I have taken the Levites as their substitutes. For they are wholly given to me from among the people of Israel. Instead of all who open the womb, the firstborn of all the people of Israel, I have taken them for myself. They are the Israelites who are to be given wholly to me. I have taken them as my own in place of the firstborn, the first male offspring from every Israelite woman.
17 For all the firstborn males among the people of Israel are mine, both of people and of animals. I set them apart for myself on the day I struck down all the firstborn sons of the Egyptians. For all the firstborn among the people of Israel are mine, both of man and of beast. On the day that I struck down all the firstborn in the land of Egypt I consecrated them for myself, Every firstborn male in Israel, whether human or animal, is mine. When I struck down all the firstborn in Egypt, I set them apart for myself.
18 Yes, I have claimed the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons of Israel. and I have taken the Levites instead of all the firstborn among the people of Israel. And I have taken the Levites in place of all the firstborn sons in Israel.
19 And of all the Israelites, I have assigned the Levites to Aaron and his sons. They will serve in the Tabernacle on behalf of the Israelites and make sacrifices to purify the people so no plague will strike them when they approach the sanctuary.” And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the people of Israel, to do the service for the people of Israel at the tent of meeting and to make atonement for the people of Israel, that there may be no plague among the people of Israel when the people of Israel come near the sanctuary.” From among all the Israelites, I have given the Levites as gifts to Aaron and his sons to do the work at the tent of meeting on behalf of the Israelites and to make atonement for them so that no plague will strike the Israelites when they go near the sanctuary.”
20 So Moses, Aaron, and the whole community of Israel dedicated the Levites, carefully following all the LORD’s instructions to Moses. Thus did Moses and Aaron and all the congregation of the people of Israel to the Levites. According to all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, the people of Israel did to them. Moses, Aaron and the whole Israelite community did with the Levites just as the LORD commanded Moses.
21 The Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron lifted them up and presented them to the LORD as a special offering. He then offered a sacrifice to purify them and make them right with the LORD. And the Levites purified themselves from sin and washed their clothes, and Aaron offered them as a wave offering before the LORD, and Aaron made atonement for them to cleanse them. The Levites purified themselves and washed their clothes. Then Aaron presented them as a wave offering before the LORD and made atonement for them to purify them.
22 After that the Levites went into the Tabernacle to perform their duties, assisting Aaron and his sons. So they carried out all the commands that the LORD gave Moses concerning the Levites. And after that the Levites went in to do their service in the tent of meeting before Aaron and his sons; as the LORD had commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so they did to them. After that, the Levites came to do their work at the tent of meeting under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. They did with the Levites just as the LORD commanded Moses.
23 The LORD also instructed Moses, And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying, The LORD said to Moses,
24 “This is the rule the Levites must follow: They must begin serving in the Tabernacle at the age of twenty-five, “This applies to the Levites: from twenty-five years old and upward they shall come to do duty in the service of the tent of meeting. “This applies to the Levites: Men twenty-five years old or more shall come to take part in the work at the tent of meeting,
25 and they must retire at the age of fifty. And from the age of fifty years they shall withdraw from the duty of the service and serve no more. but at the age of fifty, they must retire from their regular service and work no longer.
26 After retirement they may assist their fellow Levites by serving as guards at the Tabernacle, but they may not officiate in the service. This is how you must assign duties to the Levites.” They minister to their brothers in the tent of meeting by keeping guard, but they shall do no service. Thus shall you do to the Levites in assigning their duties.” They may assist their brothers in performing their duties at the tent of meeting, but they themselves must not do the work. This, then, is how you are to assign the responsibilities of the Levites.”
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